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During his heyday he would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with lipstick marks, and lined the road, cheering and chanting his name. Female fans sent him letters written in their own blood. From 1969 to 1973 he had 15 consecutive hit films, a journalist Devyani Chaubal dubbed him "phenomenon" when he was at his peak. Several of the popular songs sung by Kishore Kumar in the 1970s were picturized on Khanna and helped his films become historically successful.

Awards:

Filmfare Awards Won• 1971 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Sachcha Jhutha • 1972 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Anand • 1973 - Special Award for Guest appearance for Anurag • 1974 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aavishkaar • 1990 - Special Award for twenty-five years in the film industry • 2005 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement AwardNominated• 1969 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aradhana • 1969 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ittefaq • 1971 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kati Patang • 1972 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Prem • 1972 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dushman • 1973 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Daag • 1974 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Prem Nagar • 1979 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Deep • 1980 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Thodi Si Bewafai • 1981 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dard • 1983 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Avtaar Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards• 1971 - Winner Best Actor for Anand • 1972 - Winner Best Actor for Bawarchi • 1974 - Winner Best Actor for Namak Haraam • 1987 - Winner Best Actor for AmritOther awards and recognitions• In 1982 Rajesh Khanna was awarded Best Actor Award for his outstanding double role performance in Dard by Lions Club, New Delhi by Sri Dilip Kumar. • in 1994 he was awarded Best Actor Award for Khudai at Ujvegistan at Russian Film Festival. • In 1995 Rajesh Khanna was honoured with the Kala Ratna Award by Punjabi Kala Sangam at Delhi by the then Human Resource Development Minister Mr. Arjun Singh. • In 2001, Khanna was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Sansui Film Awards • In April of 2003, he had been chosen for the Maharastra state government’s Raj Kapoor Award. He had been chosen for his contribution to the film industry.• In January of 2004, he was honoured with the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award • In March of 2004, he has bagged the Bollywood Awards 2004's Lifetime Achievement Award and also received the Lifetime of Glamour award at the Kingfisher Bollywood Fashion Awards at USA.• He was awarded the "Pride of Film Industry" by the Stardust Awards on February 21, 2005. • He is the recipient of the “Outstanding Contribution to the Motion Picture Industry of India” Awards at the eighth annual Bollywood Movie Awards in Trinidad (Centre of Excellence) on June 10, 2006. • On February 4, 2006, he was awarded with "Yugantar Gaurav Puraskar". • He is a recipient of the "Glory of India Award" by IIAF, London. These are in addition to a number of Best Actor/Life Time achievement Awards of international and national repute.